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Letters Patent No. 67,689, dated August 13, 1867.

IMPROVED HITGHING-DEVIGE POR HORSES.

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TO ALL WIIOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, MMILON WARNE and W. H. PEARCE, of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, have invented an Improved-IIitching-Device for Horses,etc.; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description ofthe same, reference being ha'd to the accompanyingdrawing, and to the letters of reference mark ed thereon. l. l

Our invention consists of a rigid rod or bar, having at the oppositeends straps or equivalent devices, whereby it may be secured to thebridle of the horse or other animal, and to a bitching-post or otherobject, the bar maintaining the head of the animal in such a positionthat the harness or head-gear cannot be injured by being rubbed againstthe post. g

l In orde;` to enable othersto malte our invention, we will now proceedto describe the construction of the same, reference being had to theaccornpanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification, and inwhich- Figure 1 is a side view, partly in section, of our improvedhitching-device.

Figure 2 is a detached sectional view, drawn to an enlarged scale.

Figure 3, a view showing a modification of our invention g' and Figures4 and 5, detached views, partly in section, and drawn to an enlargedscale, of parts of the device shown in iig. 3.

A. is a metal rod or bar, which consists of two sections a and a', theformer beipg arranged to slide to and fro in the latter, and having atits inner end an enlargement, which, when brought against a flange atthe outer end of the tube a, arrests the further outward movement of thetube a. Within the tube a is secured a spring, c, a pin, c, at vthe endof which projects through an opening in the tube, so that when thelatter has been with'- drawn to its full extent it cannot be moved backwithout first depressing the said pin. Through eyes 'at the outer-endsof the tubes a a are passed straps C D, each of which is provided with abuckle, f, so that the bar may be secured at one end to the bridle oi a.horse, and at the opposite end to a bitching-post.

Owing to the rigidity of therod the head o't the animal is maintained insuch a position that the hai-ness' or head-gear cannot be injured` bybeing rubbed against the bitching-post. The animal is also preventedi'rom biting the post, while its movements are not otherwise limited totoo great an extent.

When the device is not in use its length may be reduced for conveniencein packing by depressing the pin` e and pushing the tube a as far aspossible into the tube a,

The rod may be in one piece, or it may consist of'two sections a a',connected by a link, d, as shown in figs. 3 and 5, a sleeve, E, whichslides on the rod covering the joint, as shown in tig. 4, when the twosections are to be maintained in a line with each other, and being drawnto one side, as shown in tig. 5, when the two sections are foldedtogether. i

We claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Abitching device consisting of a rod or b ar, A, to the ends of which aresecured straps C D, or their equivalents, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

2. 'lhe bitching-device made in two sections, one sliding into theother, or one hinged to the other, as

set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MAHLON WARNE,

WM. H. PEARCE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. Fosrnn, JOHN Wnmz.

